Use the sliders to explore the effect of a change in the parameters a, b, c on the shape of the hyperbolic paraboloid zc=x2a2−y2b2. You can see the trac...Use the sliders to explore the effect of a change in the parameters a, b, c on the shape of the hyperbolic paraboloid zc=x2a2−y2b2. You can see the traces in the different coordinate planes, both on the 3-dimensional view and in the coordinate planes. The curve A2 on the right shows you the trace in a plane parallel to the xy-plane.
Use the sliders to explore the effect of a change in the parameters a, b, c on the shape of the ellipsoid x2a2+y2b2+z2c2=1. You can see the traces in ...Use the sliders to explore the effect of a change in the parameters a, b, c on the shape of the ellipsoid x2a2+y2b2+z2c2=1. You can see the traces in the different coordinate planes, both on the 3-dimensional view and in the coordinate planes. Click here to return to the gallery of quadric surfaces. Interact with Geogebra: ellipsoid Geogebra visuals created with GeoGebra®, by Yasser Lemghari and Veronique Van Lierde (Al Akhawayn University)